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4852603250MetonymyAn entity is referred to by one of its assets.0
4852607856PeriphrasisA descriptive word or phrase used to refer to a proper name.1
4852614444PersonificationInanimate objects are given human characteristics.2
4852618362SynecdocheA part of something is used to refer to a whole.3
4852620446PunSuggests two meanings for one word.4
4852624005OnomatopoeiaSounds of words used are related to meaning.5
4852626413HyperboleOverstatement or over exaggeration.6
4852629815LitotesUnderstatement for effect.7
4852631320IronyWords meant to convey the opposite of their literal meaning.8
4852633760OxymoronWords that have contradictory meanings are placed near each other.9
4852636826Rhetorical QuestionA question designed not to answer but to suggest a point or move an argument forward.10
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